FIRST Robotics

Team 122 members wait to hear what this year's challenge is going to be during a kick-off party Saturday, Jan. 3, 2009, at the Virginia Air and Space Center's IMAX theater in Hampton. The team has six weeks from today to build a robot that can compete in a specific challenge. This year's...

Team 122 members wait to hear what this year's challenge is going to be during a kick-off party Saturday, Jan. 3, 2009, at the Virginia Air and Space Center's IMAX theater in Hampton. The team has six weeks from today to build a robot that can compete in a specific challenge. This year's... (Diane Cebula, Daily Press)

Team 122 members wait to hear what this year's challenge is going to be during a kick-off party Saturday, Jan. 3, 2009, at the Virginia Air and Space Center's IMAX theater in Hampton. The team has six weeks from today to build a robot that can compete in a specific challenge. This year's...